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A bridge from darkness to light : thirteen young photographers explore their Afghanistan / Bill Wright.
Fine Arts Library TR820.6 .W75 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wright, Bill, 1933- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wright, Bill, 1933---Travel--Afghanistan.
- Wright, Bill.
- Wright, Bill, 1933-.
- Afghan War, 2001-2021--Photography.
- Afghan War, 2001-2021.
- Afghan War, 2001-2021--Social aspects--Pictorial works.
- Young photographers--Afghanistan--Kabul.
- Young photographers.
- Social aspects.
- Photography.
- Travel.
- Afghanistan--Description and travel.
- Afghanistan.
- Afghanistan--Kabul.
- Genre:
- Pictorial works.
- Travel writing.
- Illustrated works.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 138 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Fort Worth, Texas : TCU Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "In 2006, Texas businessman, historian, and photographer Bill Wright was allowed-though not officially invited-by the US Department of State to teach a class in digital photography to young Afghans in Kabul. The course was sponsored by an Afghan Non-Governmental Organization, ASCHIANA, which helps to support "working children and their families." This book records Wright's experiences and celebrates the creativity he saw flourish at the heart of a war zone. For thirty-five years Wright owned and managed a petroleum marketing company. After selling his company to his employees in 1987, he has devoted his time to writing, photography, and public service on a number of non-profit organizations including the National Council for the Humanities, the Texas Council of the Humanities, and most recently as a commissioner on the Texas Commission for the Arts"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. One The Journey
- ch. Two Arrival
- ch. Three The First Day
- Getting Acquainted
- ch. Four The Second Day
- The First Project
- ch. Five The Third Day
- Portraits and Power Failure
- ch. Six The Fourth Day
- Meeting the NGS Photographer
- ch. Seven The Fifth Day
- Photographing Family
- ch. Eight The Hospital and Farewell to Kabul
- ch. Nine Dubai and Heading Home
- Photographs by the Afghan Students
- Interview with S. I.
- Comments from Sarah Johnston
- Reflections.
- ISBN:
- 9780875657943
- 087565794X
- OCLC:
- 1256628877
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